Asus Zenfone 2 launched in Taiwan, pricing revealed


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Asus introduced the ZenFone 2 (ZE551ML) at the CES back in January. It introduced Zenfone 2 (ZE500CL), a smaller 5-inch variant in Taiwan last month, now the company has introduced Zenfone 2 (ZE550ML) another 5.5-inch variant of the smartphone with a HD display. Except the 4GB RAM variant, all the other Zenfone 2 variants are now available for order from official Asus online store in Taiwan and ships in April. Check out the specifications of these smartphones.

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Asus Zenfone 2 ZE500CL specifications

  • 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display with Corning gorilla glass 3 protection
  • 1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2560 processor
  • 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB via micro SD
  • Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
  • 8MP rear camera with LED flash
  • 2MP front-facing camera
  • Dimensions: 148.1 x 71.5 x 10.9mm; weight 155g
  • 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
  • 2500 mAh battery

Asus Zenfone 2 ZE550ML specifications

  • 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display with Corning gorilla glass 3 protection
  • 1.8GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3560 with PowerVR G6430 GPU
  • 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB via micro SD
  • Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
  • Dual SIM
  • 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, Real Tone flash
  • 5MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture
  • Dimensions: 152.5 x 77.2 x 10.9mm; weight 170g
  • 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
  • 3000mAh battery

Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML specifications

  • 5.5-inch ( 1920 x 1080 pixels) display with Corning gorilla glass 3 protection
  • 1.8GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3560 / 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3580 processor with PowerVR G6430 GPU
  • 2GB / 4GB RAM, 16GB/32GB/64GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB via micro SD
  • Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
  • Dual SIM
  • 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, Real Tone flash
  • 5MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture
  • Dimensions: 152.5 x 77.2 x 10.9mm; weight 170g
  • 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
  • 3000mAh battery

Pricing

  • Asus ZenFone 2 (ZE500CL 2GB RAM / 16GB memory) – Red, Black and White – NT$ 4,990 ( US$ 158 / Rs. 9,930 approx.)
  • Asus ZenFone 2 (ZE550ML 2GB RAM / 16GB memory) – Red, Grey, Black, White and Gold – NT$ 5,990 ( US$ 190 / Rs. 11,920 approx.)
  • Asus ZenFone 2 (ZE551ML 2GB RAM / 32GB memory)  – Black and White – NT$ 6,990 ( US$ 221 / Rs. 13,909 approx.)
  • Asus ZenFone 2 (ZE551ML 4GB RAM / 32GB memory)  – Black and White – NT$ 8,990 ( US$ 285 / Rs. 17,890 approx.)
  • Asus ZenFone 2 (ZE551ML 4GB RAM / 64GB memory)  – Black and White – NT$ 9,990 ( US$ 319 / Rs. 19,996 approx.)

Asus plans to launch the Zenfone 2 series in China, Hong Kong, France, Russia, Japan, Indonesia, India and the United States in coming months. Check out our Zenfone 2 hands-on from the MWC 2015.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMIG-cTMcmA

[Update: The Zenfone 2 ZE551ML 64GB variant is also available in Taiwan now.]


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